Japanese Print Culture History

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What was the oldest Japanese book printed in AD 868?

  • A collection of medieval poetry
  • An illustrated collection of paintings
  • The Buddhist Diamond Sutra (correct)
  • A book on proper etiquette

What type of visual material led to interesting publishing practices in medieval Japan?

  • Paper money
  • Playing cards
  • Textiles
  • Woodcut illustrations (correct)

Where did the flourishing urban circles at Edo (later Tokyo) depict an elegant urban culture involving artists and courtesans?

  • Bookstores
  • Teahouses (correct)
  • Libraries
  • Museums

In medieval Japan, what were regularly published and cheap and abundant?

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